Mechanical Engineers' Handbook - Fourth Edition by Marks, Lionel S - 1941

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1941. 2274 Pages with a Comprehensive 87 Page Index. Front endpaper has Index to Major Topics Using the Thumb Tabs. Total printed copies of this Fourth Edition was 283,000. Maroon boards with Gold Lettering to Spine and Front. Page edges are also maroon. Spine shows wear and the back hinge is loose and at the top where tape is now holding it together. Previous owner's name in ink on the front endpaper. No other marks or stamps and interior text pages are flawless. Almost 3000 pages have this book 2 3/4 inches thick. This book endeavors to present both fundamental theory and the data of experiment and experience in that range of subjects which is usually covered by the mechanical engineer. While it is intended primarily for engineering students and practicing engineers, the subject matter is so presented as to be of value to any mechanically-minded and intelligent layman confronted with simple engineering problems. During the eleven-year interval since the appearance of the last edition, great advances have occurred in practice, in theory, and in the systematization of existing knowledge in the field of the mechanical engineer. In addition, the period has been one of active standardization of machine elements, of material, and of processes, by engineering societies and other organizations. The current edition attempts to include the more important parts of this new material. Among the new subjects are the theory of models, plastic behavior of materials, stress concentration, creep, packings, wind pressure on structures, sound and noise, automatic control of processes, and powder metallurgy. This revision is not merely a 1941 version of the last edition: it has been necessary to rewrite completely most of the sections in order to incorporate in them the new knowledge and the new points of view. Note that the front cover carries the title Marks' Handbook however this title is not used elsewhere.. Fourth Edition. Hard Back. Good. 5 "x 7 1/4".